Eye Appointment

Today Everett and I had a busy day. First, we went to storytime at the library and picked out some books before we went home. Then, we went to Arkansas Children's Hospital for his eye appointment. Dr. L said that he didn't notice much improvement in Everett's eye at all and that he wanted to try another step to correct his vision. We will be putting a drop of medicine in Everett's left eye every 3 days. The purpose of this is to dilate the eye and make his vision blurry making him rely on his right eye and hopefully, in turn, strengthening it. We will add this to our regime of eye patching every other day and wearing the glasses as much as we can keep them on his head. He was such a good boy at the doctor today. We pulled up at the hospital and he said "doctor". He is really good at remembering places I guess. He was very cooperative while the different staff members examined him and took measurements. We go back in 3 months to see if this new treatment is working and to figure out what the next step is.

After we left the hospital we went to the optical to get his glasses fixed because he twisted an earpiece until it was pointing the wrong direction. He fell asleep on the way home and while he was sleeping we went to Kroger to get his prescription filled. He woke up unhappy and we still had a few minutes to wait. Then we came home and I was hoping he would finish his nap, but he had other plans....

New glasses and burns

Yesterday, Chance picked up Everett's new glasses. He now has two pair. The new ones are more casual and are supposed to be indestructible! He looks a little like Harry Potter in them.

He also burned his hand yesterday. He climbed on a stool to touch a hot burner on the stove. I took him to the pediatrician and he has mild 2nd degree burns on his fingers. It could have been MUCH worse! The doctor prescribed some cream to help him heal and to keep away infection. He's fine today. He really didn't cry much at all when it happened, either. He's tough!

Halloween!!!

First of all, Happy Halloween everyone! As you can see, Everett was Mickey Mouse for Halloween. He LOVED his costume!Everett and I have spent yesterday and today celebrating! Yesterday, we went to North Little Rock and trick or treated with Abbey, Rafe, and Sapphire and Melissa and Amelia. We had a lot of fun, but it was also a LOT of walking. It was during the day and the businesses' and churches that line JFK blvd handed out candy.

At a gas station there were lots of characters, and Batman was the only one that didn't frighten E. Then, we ran into this precious little girl dressed as Minnie so I HAD to get a picture.

Tonight, we went to Trunk or Treat at the First Baptist Church. They handed out candy, but they also had a cake walk. Everett picked a cookie for his cake walk prize and he enjoyed it. The church also gave out hot dogs so Everett had one of those, too. Then, we went to the fire station. The firemen were letting the kiddos play in the fire trucks.

Everett checked out the equipment in the back seat, and he drove!

Then, we went trick or treating in a neighborhood near our house. Everett got SOOO much candy. Some of the houses were giving out full size candy bars. He ended up with about 4 full size candy bars, a bag of chips, and popcorn ball plus TONS of other candy. Add that to his candy from yesterday and the candy from trunk or treat at the church and you get an obscene amount of candy!

Everett had so much fun. He loved going door to door and holding out his little candy basket. He grinned everytime someone put candy in it for him. Chance had to work yesterday and today so Everett and I were alone tonight for the festivities. Chance worked on Halloween last year, too. Hopefully he'll get to come trick or treating with us next year.

In other news, we went the ENTIRE month of October without any doctor's appointments. We didn't have any Pediatrician appointments, no sick visits, no Opthamology appointments, not even a Cardiology check-up. Honestly, I can't remember the last time we went an entire month without any doctor appointments. It was nice!! November brings an Opthamology check-up and a dentist appointment.

Everett got his H1N1 vaccine on Thursday. We have been patiently waiting for his pediatrician or cardiology office to get the vaccine, but they still haven't. The health department was giving them out at a mass flu clinic so we went there. We waited in line a little over an hour. He did not have any kind of reaction whatsoever. His little thigh was sore, but that happens any time you get a shot. He'll need another dose in 28 days or so. I'm hoping his pediatrician's office will have the vaccine by then.

Yesterday we carved the pumpkin that we got from the pumpkin patch. At first Everett was very curious about what was inside this pumpkin.

Then, he decided he loved the pumpkin.

We roasted the seeds and he liked those, too!

On a sad note today would have been Everett's Mammie's 56th birthday. We miss her very much.

Pumpkin Patch

Today Chance and I took Everett to the pumpkin patch in Mayflower. We skipped nap time for this adventure, and that made for a cranky Everett. Before we left we took a Everett and Mommy picture.

He's not smiling, but at least he's not crying.

He checked out the play area and the hay maze first, but then he saw the animals!
Then, he took a ride in the car of a John Deere tractor.

We tried for a cute Daddy and Everett picture.

This did not please Everett.
Taking a picture with Mommy made matters worse.....


We took a family picture, and then we got down to business.

Everett was determined to take home this huge pumpkin, but later decided on a normal sized one, and this small one.

Everett is two!!

On September 13th my sweet little boy turned two. We celebrated in Honey Grove at Grandmommy and DaddyBill's house with tons of family and friends. The party was supposed to be a the park, but the weather decided not to cooperate. Grandmommy and DaddyBill graciously let us use their house eventhough they were out of town until the morning of the party. His party was Mickey Mouse themed or "toodles" as he calls it. We had hot dogs, chips, and cake, and Everett had a really great time. He received lots of gifts from toys to clothes to money and everything in between. We are very blessed to have such a wonderful family and friends who helped make his second birthday special!

In other news, we FINALLY have a home pulse ox. Everett's pediatrician wrote us a Rx and our insurance company agreed to cover it. This has been two years in the making. We just use it for spot checks, but it is such a weight off of my shoulders knowning that if I think something isn't right I can easily check his oxygen levels.
At his two year well check at the pediatrician we were told what we already knew. He's close to average height, skinny, and has a good sized head. lol He weighed in at 22 pounds 1.2 ounces which is lower than the 5%, he was 33 1/2" tall which is the 25%, and his head circumference came in at 19 1/4% which is in the 50% completely normal for his age. He can form simple sentences, has tee teed in the potty several times, but not consistently, and is every bit of the little ball of energy he has always been.

Cardiology Appointment

Today we took Everett to his 2nd Cardiology appointment at ACH. His oxygen saturations were at 93% which is fantastic for him, his blood pressure was good, and he weighs a little over 22 lbs so he's still a tiny guy. He had an echocardiogram, and Dr. F said that his heart function looks good and that his fenstration is very small so we are hoping that it spontaneously closes on it's own sometime in the future. Dr. F examined him and said that everything sounds good and looks good based on appearance and the echocardiogram. He told us to take him off of the Lasix (a diuretic) after just giving him doses M, W, F next week, so he'll be on one less medication-woohoo!! He'll remain on Enalapril and Aspirin indefinitely. We go back in 3 months, and we couldn't be happier with the report he received!